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Migrants seeking asylum walk toward U.S. Border Patrol agents after crossing the Rio Grande into La Joya, Texas, earlier this month.

National

On immigration, advocates say a 'shadow Trump administration' is tying Biden's hands

9:10am May 13, 2022

by Joel Rose

A federal judge in Louisiana holds a hearing today about the future of Title 42. Immigrant advocates say it's the latest attempt by Republican-led states to block Biden's immigration agenda in court.

Playwright Terrence McNally pictured at a Tony Awards function in 2019.

Arts

In memory of cultural figures the U.S. lost to COVID-19

9:07am May 13, 2022

by Fi O'Reilly

Groundbreaking artists and thinkers are among those whose deaths are blamed on the illness caused by the coronavirus.

UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, in 2007.

World News

Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed, the UAE's long-ailing leader, has died

8:14am May 13, 2022

by The Associated Press

The United Arab Emirates' long-ailing ruler, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, died Friday, the government's state-run news agency announced in a brief statement. He was 73.

Abortion-rights demonstrators march to the house of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito in Alexandria, Va. The governors of Virginia and Maryland are calling on the Justice Department to tighten security at the homes of the Supreme Court justices who live

Maryland and Virginia governors urge DOJ to tighten security outside justices' homes

6:00am May 13, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

The Republican governors are asking for federal law enforcement to take the lead in protecting the justices in the weeks and months ahead as protests continue.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams speaks during a January news conference at a Manhattan subway station. There, he and Gov. Kathy Hochul announced new state initiatives to get homeless people out of subways and trains and into shelters.

NYC homeless advocates say Mayor Eric Adams' street sweeps aren't working

5:30am May 13, 2022

by Emma Bowman

Homeless advocates say the NYC mayor's approach fails to consider the needs of at-risk populations.

Containers of mifepristone and misoprostol — medications used to end a pregnancy — sit on a table inside of a Planned Parenthood clinic in Fairview Heights, Ill.

How medication abortion works and what the end of Roe v. Wade could mean for it

5:30am May 13, 2022

by Laurel Wamsley

More people seeking abortions are turning to abortion pills rather than surgical abortion. Here's what to know about the pills, which will likely be at the center of the abortion battles ahead.

Chef Sean Sherman, a member of the Ogalala Lakota Sioux tribe, is trying to change the representation of American cuisine by serving food that celebrates and preserves Lakota cooking.

Arts

COMIC: One Sioux chef's attempt to reclaim Native American cuisine

5:01am May 13, 2022

When it comes to North American cuisine, Indigenous foods don't typically come to mind. Chef Sean Sherman is changing that by serving food that celebrates and preserves his ancestors' Lakota cooking.

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LeRonne L. Armstrong, Chief of Police, Oakland Police Department, stands near Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, right, as he delivers remarks during a press conference in Oakland, Calif.

National

Oakland residents remain skeptical as federal oversight of police ends after 20 years

5:00am May 13, 2022

by Eric Westervelt

Federal monitoring began in the wake of a corruption and brutality scandal two decades ago. Critics say progress is extremely fragile and remain worried about true progress.

President Joe Biden and leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations arrive for a group photo on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 12, 2022.

Biden looks to nudge ASEAN leaders to speak out on Russia

3:10am May 13, 2022

by The Associated Press

Despite Washington's focus on the war in Ukraine, the White House is trying to demonstrate that it is stepping up in the Asia-Pacific.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference in Washington, D.C., on May 4. Powell was confirmed by the Senate to a second term leading the central bank. Fighting inflation will define his legacy.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell is confirmed for a 2nd term. Inflation will be his focus

9:24pm May 12, 2022

by Scott Horsley

Jerome Powell was confirmed to a second term as Federal Reserve chairman. The Senate vote comes as the central bank faces intense pressure to bring down inflation.

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